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--- Quote from: Singapura on July 22, 2008, 12:24:15 am ---
I've got a few CD's that do that. One is a bunch of metal bands playing Abba (pretty cool), the others are from the Kronos Quartet playing anything from Slayer to Tool on 4 cello's.
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Blech. Any time I hear Kronos play some stuff like that, I give a rating of 1, as there's nothing lower. They're awesome players, but they have WEIRD sentiments. For that matter, if they're going to 'arrange' these things, they should add parts. Make 'em better. And I think the four cello group is somebody else. They also did a bunch of Metallica. (Still not into it.) Kronos does a lot of Trent Reznor.



--- Quote from: AtomSmasher on July 22, 2008, 06:19:59 pm ---Back to the topic at hand, I enjoy lot of modern games, but I would have to agree that the new Galaga does not look like a new Galaga and should be named something else.  Remakes and sequels should capture the spirit of the original, while expanding on the gameplay.  Just recently I've been hearing a lot about Fallout 3 and the new bionic commando games, and the best thing I've heard about them is that even though the game are very different from the originals, the gameplay and graphics still actually feel a lot like their predecessors.  This new Galaga just doesn't appear to do that from what can be seen in the video.

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Yeah, that's what I'm saying, too. I didn't say there weren't any good games out there. Really, I don't keep up with new games. They're not the same thing. But they are new experiences. With music, it's really a story of what their influences are and how they ape them. I've heard some exceptions to this, but they're few and far between, and still not remarkable. 'Why' is a long discussion.

Singapura:

Xiaou2, I'd love to agree with you and I do partly. It's just that I don't think Bioshock and Portal are crappy. And Portal certainly isn't an FPS. I think the added value for old school players is "feeling". When I play Pooyan or Pacman, play a cool game and I get the same feeling I got in the arcades when I was 16. That's better then just the "I play a cool game" feeling I get when I play Bioshock or Portal or any other new game. It's like drinking wine instead of grapejuice.   :cheers: I used to be an avid C64 fan (member of one of the biggest cracking groups of that time) but the C64 games don't hold the same interest for me. Maybe they might in the future  :dunno

It doesn't mean that new games are crap. The marketing people don't bring out old school games because they realised they are better. They just know that the current affluent group is the same 30-40 somethings that used to play the arcade games. The same happens with music. All the old bands are being dug up again to go on tour because the marketeers know it will sell well.


--- Quote ---And I think the four cello group is somebody else.
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You're right, it's Apocalyptica

AE35:


Well, what I don't like about all these new games(that goes for Geometry Wars
as well) is that particle-effect look. I'm SOOOOO tired of it. I remember playing
PC in the late 90es (mostly Red Alert and Rogue Spear) and I think it was about
that time those particle-effects took off. I think it's a lousy gimmick and it's used
on everything. EVERYTHING.

Thanks:)


vputz:


--- Quote ---Speaking of Minter, the llama llover just made an update of his Robotron clone Gridrunner. I wish he would write something original but as far as I know he never did.
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Whoa, what?  I thought Gridrunner++ was good trippy fun (albeit no Linux port, stiff) but that does look new.  I don't see any mention on the llamasoft site.  What's up?


RayB:

I agree! Everything new sucks! Everything that's a sequel or based off previous innovations sucks!  In fact, Xiau2 SUCKS! Nothing will ever compare to the original Xiau !


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